The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-30
there are the viceroy Antonio de Bucarillo, one
of the best executives Mexico ever had, and Col.
Obrigon. who rests in the family chapel, in which
lamp is constantly kept burning D. W. G.
BILL NYE TO BOOTH.
He Always Speaks Well of the Tragedian, and
Gives Him = Few pointers"


Gives Him Few ssPointers."
Friend BOOTH learn, with some surprise.
that through misunderstanding between your
manager and my own, you are billed for Cleve-
land on the same evening with Mr. Rlley and
myself
In order to give the people of Cleveland an OPP
portunity to witness two sf Americas greatest
comedians without inconvenience, have decid-
ed to change my own date, SO as to avoid an
annoyance by dividing tho audience Sentiment
in Cleveland, find, is about equally divided on
the question of you and me. Some like your
style of melancholy best. while those who have
used mine say they would have no other. SO
think it would be better to give each and all an
opportunity to Judge between US.
Everywhere 1 go l hear sou very highly
spoken of, however. / think you giving
general satisfaction wherever you go. The peo-
pie over at Insomnia: O.. would like TO hear you
very much It is a good show town. and there
has not been anything there in that line for
some time. Alvin Joslin was there two weeks
ago, but do not consider him your equal DO
not say this just TO encourage you; am sincere
in it. There hasn't been anything else there
since the county fair, with the exception of g
lecture on phrenology and poorly patronized
inquest.
The hall at Insomnia is not very good place,
but they are fixing 1t mp now-reftting it thor
oughly and putting new sawdust on the floor.
You would be greeted most cordially and intro
duced to the audience by the chairman of the
board of supervisors. after which your success
L
they would come in from other towns if the
weather happened to be propitious. People
would come up from Castoria. and Bromide, and
l am sure. if the grand jury didn't happen to be
in session, you would have delegation from
AmbiGexter.
Il saw a man yesterday who heard you in Chi
cago. He said you could 60 right back there and
have good house if it were properly advertised
He saw you in Hamlet. and said it was good
piece.
I have play I would like to read to you il you
could run over to my room for a few hours 1t
| is different from Hamlet" in some respects. 1t
is not so talky as Hamlet" and has more situa-
| tons in II. l would be glad to 60 over 1t with
| you and what you think Of it. There is a
| narrowing scene in it which is laid in stone
! quarry. 1 have read the play to great many
professional people, but they object to it because
they said it would be difficult to secure stone
| quarry that would give satisfaction.
If you could drop in for a few hours at our
| room, No. g. at the Glen City House, we could
| talk it over quietly and have good time to-
| gether. The meeting would be wholly informal,
and you could come just as you were have
! long since ceased to judge man by his dress.
| I saw you once in Hamlet some years ago in
San Francisco. I sat on the right hand of
| the second row in the balcony. No doub,
you will recall the circumstance. Since
that l have always spoken of you in
| the highest terms l think that professional
| people should stand by each other. Eugene
| Field, Of Chicago writes me that your support
was good He says that you did $40 900 bust
ness there, and that if he could have such sup
| port all the time he would be most tempted te
60 on the stage himself.
| Crops are looking well throughout the coun
try wherever 1 have gone. and stock seems te
| be in good condition I look for an era of un
expected prosperity that may last for weeks
| If you go to Fremont it would be a good ides
| to stop at the Ball House. It is a first class
house in every way. and 1 always stop there.
| will try to 60 and hear you at Cleveland
have read the play before, go it will not be new
to me, but l would enjoy going very much. az
| my presence might induce others to CO. Il doe,
not matter much where 1 sit. You can put mt
| wherever you think I would attract the mos
| attention.
Hoping that you are we'll, and that the awk
| ward conflict of our dates may be satisfactoril,
adjusted. so that your pecuniary loss will b.
merely nominal, remain yours, with kind re
CARDS, BILL NYE.